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Open Educational

Resources (OER)

TEACHING, LEARNING, AND

TECHNOLOGY CENTER

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Questions for today…

What is an OER?

Why would I want to use an OER?

Where can I find one?

How can I use one in my class?

February 22, 2013 Open Educational Resources (OER) 2

Open Educational Resources

• reside in the public domain and are free to use for

teaching and learning.

• variety of multimedia, learning objects, tutorials etc. that

offer quick way to enhance any topic.

Websites such as National Geographic, Merlot, and Kahn

Academy provide tutorials, multimedia, simulations and

even assignments that can be easily added to any hybrid

course, creating a richer learning experience.


About OER

• Some are discipline specific

• Some require ‘registration’

• Some don’t know their OER

• Look for ‘creative commons’

• Look for publicly displayed content


Why Use OER?

• Supplement existing material

• Offer alternative point of view

• Remediation

• Topic exploration

• Don’t reinvent the wheel!


In The News…

Quillen, I. (2013, February 5). Tips for

Sharing Great Open Educational

Content | MindShift. KQED. blog.

Retrieved from

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013

/02/tips-for-sharing-great-open-

educational-content/


http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/tips-for-sharing-great-open-educational-content/















http://www.oercommons.org/




Browse All


http://www.merlot.org


http://www.merlot.org/

http://www.merlot.org/

Learning Materials


http://cnx.org


http://cnx.org/

http://cnx.org/

Content


http://www.khanacademy.org/


http://www.khanacademy.org/

Browse our Library


http://www.academicearth.org


http://www.academicearth.org/

Subject / University


www.hulu.com/tv/genres/documentaries


http://www.hulu.com/watch/196926#i0,p13,d0

American Experience | The Polio Crusade

SEASON 21 EPISODE 2 | `/26/2009 | 53MIN

http://www.hulu.com/tv/genres/documentaries

http://www.hulu.com/watch/196926


http://www.hulu.com/tv/genres/news-and-information


http://www.hulu.com/watch/368405#i0,p57,d0

CNBC Originals SEASON 2 EPISODE 26 | 4/26/2012 | 43MIN

The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant









Activity

1. IDENTIFY a topic that your students

struggle with semester after semester

2. LOCATE an OER for direct or supplemental

instructional use

3. SHARE (what criteria did you use to select the

OER, how will you utilize the resource?)


Websites

Interactive Simulations – University of Colorado at

Boulder

(Interactive, research-based simulations of physical

phenomena)

http://phet.colorado.edu/

NTNUJAVA Virtual Physics Laboratory | Enjoy the

fun of physics with simulations!

http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/

Molecular Workbench

http://mw.concord.org/modeler/

Biology Animations

http://biology-

animations.blogspot.com/search/label/chromosome

Solar System Simulator | NASA Jet Propulsion

Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

Science Courseware

http://www.sciencecourseware.com/

Geology Online Labs

http://www.sciencecourseware.com/GLOL/

My Physics Labs – Physics Simulations

http://www.myphysicslab.com/








http://biology-animations.blogspot.com/search/label/chromosome













Websites

IRS – Understanding Taxes

http://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/student/simul

ations.jsp

Population Biology Simulations – University of

Connecticut

http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/simulations/simulations.html

The Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Microsoft Office Training

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-

FX101782702.aspx

National Geographic

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/

PBS (NOVA | Frontline | PBS NewsHour |

Washington Week | …)

http://video.pbs.org/

Open Educational Resources: The Commons


United Nations Educational, Scientific, and

Cultural Organizations (UNESCO)

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-

information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-

resources/


http://apps.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/student/simulations.jsp







http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx












http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/














Recent Articles

Andreatos, A., & Katsoulis, S. (2012). Using Open Educational Resources in Course Syllabi. American Journal Of Distance

Education, 26(2), 126-139. doi:10.1080/08923647.2012.663307

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Bossu, C., Bull, D., & Brown, M. (2012). Opening up Down Under: the role of open educational resources in promoting social

inclusion in Australia. Distance Education, 33(2), 151-164. doi:10.1080/01587919.2012.692050


Conole, G. (2010). Facilitating New Forms of Discourse for Learning and Teaching: Harnessing the Power of Web 2.0

Practices. Open Learning, 25(2), 141-151.

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Conole, G. (2012). Fostering social inclusion through open educational resources (OER). Distance Education, 33(2), 131-134.

doi:10.1080/01587919.2012.700563


de Langen, F. T., & Bitter-Rijkema, M. E. (2012). Positioning the OER Business Model for Open Education. European Journal Of

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Recent Articles

Hardy, S. (2010). Open educational resources: freely available to support your teaching. Clinical Teacher, 7(2), 138-140.

doi:10.1111/j.1743-498X.2010.00376.x


Harley, K. (2011). Insights from the Health OER Inter-Institutional Project. Distance Education, 32(2), 213-227.

doi:10.1080/01587919.2011.584848


Hyman, P. (2012). In the Year of Disruptive Education. Communications Of The ACM, 55(12), 20-22. doi:10.1145/2380656.2380664

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Lane, A., & McAndrew, P. (2010). Are open educational resources systematic or systemic change agents for teaching

practice?. British Journal Of Educational Technology, 41(6), 952-962. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01119.x


Nikoi, S., & Armellini, A. (2012). The OER mix in higher education: purpose, process, product, and policy. Distance Education, 33(2),

165-184. doi:10.1080/01587919.2012.697439


















Recent Articles

Olcott, D. (2012). OER perspectives: emerging issues for universities. Distance Education, 33(2), 283-290.

doi:10.1080/01587919.2012.700561


Reynolds, R. (2011). Trends Influencing the Growth of Digital Textbooks in US Higher Education. Publishing Research

Quarterly, 27(2), 178-187. doi:10.1007/s12109-011-9216-5

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Rolfe, V. (2012). Open Educational Resources: Staff Attitudes and Awareness. Research In Learning Technology,20(1),


Scanlon, E. (2012). Open Educational Resources in Support of Science Learning: Tools for Inquiry and Observation. Distance

Education, 33(2), 221-236.


Windle, R. J., Wharrad, H., McCormick, D., Laverty, H., & Taylor, M. (2010). Sharing and Reuse in OER: Experiences Gained from

Open Reusable Learning Objects in Health. Journal Of Interactive Media In Education,


















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